explain video card info to a simpletin please!!

[newdude]

I'M a Newdude to the computer world, well not that new. I've been learnig about computer stuff for about a year. There just so much that I've tried to stick with what i need to know for right now. I'm getting ready for my first build and I'm trying to learn some stuff about video Cards. I'm probally going with either a radeon 9600xt, 9800 radeon (regular), 128mb ,256 bit card or the 9800 pro 128mb , 128bit card. And I wonder if anyone knows some good site that explains everything about video cards. Like what is:

1)AA
2)TRIPLE BUFFERING
3)W-bUFFERING
4)MIP-MAPPIMG
5)DISABLE AGP
6)DISABLE REFLECTION
7)QUICK MATHS
8)MIP FILTERING
9)VSYNC
10)AF

WHATS MORE INPORTANT IN MAKEING A GAME RUN BETTER, THE CPU OR THE VIDEO CARD. I MEAN WHAT WOULD YOU UPGRAD FIRST THE CPU OR VIDEO CARD?

MY SYSTEM SPECS FOR MY BUILD IS:
1)aTHLON 64
2)ASUS K8V SE DELUXE K8T800
3)CORSIAR VALUE SELECT 512MB DDR PC-3200 MEMORY
4)RADEON 9600XT, OR 9800 PRO 128MB,128BIT, OR 9800 REGULAR 128MB,256BIT CARD.
5)ENERMAX NOISETAKER SERIES 420 W ATHLON 64 APPROVED

ANY FEED BACK IS HELPFULL. THIS COMPUTER IS GOING TO BE FOR INTERNET, ENTERTAINMENT, AND VIDEO GAMES.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by newdude on 10/01/04 11:18 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[priyajeet]

Here are a few sites that have those details you want. Note, those site might not be updated with lastest ATI Control Center Config, but thats just a new inerface, and all those terms are std and same as before.

THIS IS WHERE U SHOULD START - ITS UPTO DATE
<A HREF="http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_1.html" target="_new">http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_1.html</A>

<A HREF="http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=guide&dId=569" target="_new">http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=guide&dId=569</A>

<A HREF="http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MzEy" target="_new">http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MzEy</A>

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